Sir Alex Ferguson is making a massive mistake

Posted by Cathal Breathnach on July 13, 2009 | 16 Comments

Manchester boss Sir Alex Ferguson has today stated that the Premier League Champions will not be spending anymore money during this summer transfer window.

As we all know by now, United sold Cristiano Ronaldo for a world record £80 million earlier this summer and it was widely expected that Ferguson would go out and spend big, however that won’t be happening anymore. United have spent just £20 million so far on the likes of Antonio Valencia, Gabriel Obertan and Michael Owen.

I was shocked to hear Ferguson’s comments earlier today. Let’s face it, United haven’t bought any exceptional players and personally, I can’t see them winning a 4th straight Premier League title next season with their current squad.

So if Ferguson has finished his summer spending, where is the other £60 million from the Ronaldo deal going? Can United still win the title next season? Comments below please.

Comments

16 Responses to “Sir Alex Ferguson is making a massive mistake”

irishmancity
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:07 pm

its all mind games i think!!
Baloonless
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:30 pm

Glad he’s shut the door on more signings, the squad is strong enough to win the title next year without question.

Fed up with people saying we should just go out and spend the £100m transfer kitty we have in the bank, it was always going to kick off when we didn;t spend it, probably having a dig at the Glazers for ‘pocketing’ the money.

Fergie has clearly looked at the market, identified Benzema, owen, Valencia and Obertan… He’s signed 3 of them and Benzema chose to move to Madrid, no point in panic buying and spending stupid money on players.

No doubt Fergie will be looking at the market again next season, or maybe in January.

And as for ‘Fergie’s making a mistake’ complete bo**cks, how many titles have you won CathalBreathnach?
mohammed
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

i think he got go now
JIM
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:35 pm

yes he can do anything surely.
but i think sir is lying about the transfers.
mohammed
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:37 pm

he lost it old men and David Gill as well got go
modise
July 13th, 2009 @ 2:59 pm

i’m agreeing with u, we have lost 2 best players in CR7 & TEV and we are replacing them with nothing (owen newcastle reject).this is craze.
Noel
July 13th, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

In Fergie we trust, the day any of you start winning titles the way he does, feel free to comment. Till then have a tall glass of shut the *$&$ up!!!!
fullard
July 13th, 2009 @ 3:10 pm

In selling ronaldo united lost one quality player, but gained the confidence of the worlds best and most complete football squad. By electing not to waste 60 million pound in an out of control transfer market purely outlines the confidence fergie has in his current players. The array of talented youth he had at his disposal last season are still young and talented, but with an extra year of premier league experience under their belts. He knows what he’s doing and i won’t be suprised if he buys big in january again.
Bobby
July 13th, 2009 @ 3:11 pm

I want to believe this to be true, but Sir Alex being who he is I still think he has one more signing in his sleeve to do before end of summer transfer. Watch the space and time will tell it was all mind games.
Tengku
July 13th, 2009 @ 3:46 pm

WE WANT MORE !
shane
July 13th, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

y is everybody writing united off already..look ill admit they havent signed the best players in de world but they have 2 or 3 good players in each position…also with ronaldo gone it gives rooney the chance to be the main man like he is with england and if berbatov gets on form i think man u will win the title..the only team that can compete with united is liverpool
Brian
July 13th, 2009 @ 4:37 pm

I’m not so sure that Fergie is being completely honest. If he goes out and says he’s looking to spend big, clubs will jack up the prices beyond belief. Now, with his recent comments, clubs will know he’s only willing to pay the right price if he wants someone…otherwise he’s happy with what he’s got.
Chris
July 13th, 2009 @ 5:34 pm

I think Fergie’s got it right. So many questions need answering next season: can Berbatov be a world class striker, will Hargreaves ever get properly fit agan, will Anderson fulfil his early promise, does Nani have a future with United, can Foster replace Van der Saar, are Macheda or Wellbeck future stars?

Let’s have answers to at least some of those questions before splashing the cash around. Then we’ll know who we really need to buy. The money will still be in the bank next summer and Ferguson has obviously got permission to spend it or he couldn’t have bid for Benzema.
Leon
July 14th, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

Anyone who thinks Fergie should go is clueless! The greatest manager ever on the back of a Premiership winning season and people are saying he should go. Anyone who says this is not a true fan of United and should go and follow netball or something. (e.g. Mohammed)
aas
July 14th, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

I would’t mind him signing Robben, and letting Park play on the right. That way, he can also use Giggs in the central midfield.

And one more thing: Haven’t any of you thought about the possibility that this is all just mind games?
Nicolas Arnold
July 14th, 2009 @ 4:07 pm

Personally im glad he is’nt signing anyone else.All these people saying we shud sign David Silva and Franck Ribery,it is quite obvious wat SAF is doing he was sick of protecting Ronaldo just to get performances out of him so now he signed players without egos to get a more Everton-like squad with a bit more quality.

plus we already have a lot of wingers,Nani,Tosic,Park,Valencia,Obertan and Ljaic is coming in January and since Scholes and Giggs are getting on a bit Anderson will finally be given his chance